Name
As of 11/01/2024Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Exp Ratio
Watchlist
Vitals
YTD Return
6.6%
1 yr return
9.1%
3 Yr Avg Return
5.8%
5 Yr Avg Return
5.6%
Net Assets
$123 M
Holdings in Top 10
9.6%
52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH
Expenses
OPERATING FEES
Expense Ratio 0.63%
SALES FEES
Front Load N/A
Deferred Load N/A
TRADING FEES
Turnover N/A
Redemption Fee N/A
Min Investment
Standard (Taxable)
N/A
IRA
N/A
Fund Classification
Fund Type
Exchange Traded Fund
Name
As of 11/01/2024Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Exp Ratio
Watchlist
SEIX - Profile
Distributions
- YTD Total Return 6.6%
- 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 5.8%
- 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 5.6%
- Capital Gain Distribution Frequency N/A
- Net Income Ratio 3.20%
- Dividend Yield 6.1%
- Dividend Distribution Frequency None
Fund Details
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Legal NameVirtus Seix Senior Loan ETF
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Fund Family NameVirtus ETFs
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Inception DateApr 24, 2019
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Shares Outstanding3275004
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Share ClassN/A
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CurrencyUSD
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Domiciled CountryUS
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ManagerVincent Flanagan, CFA
Fund Description
The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) that seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal market circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in a combination of first- and second-lien senior floating rate loans. These loans are made by banks and other large financial institutions to various companies and are senior in the borrowing companies’ capital structure.
Coupon rates are generally floating, not fixed, and are tied to a benchmark lending rate, such as the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) or the prime rate, or are set at a specified floor, whichever is higher. In selecting investments for the Fund, Seix Investment Advisors (“Seix”), a division of Virtus Fixed Income Advisers, LLC, the Fund’s sub-adviser, will emphasize loans rated below investment grade or unrated loans that Seix believes are of comparable quality.
Although loan investments are generally subject to certain restrictive covenants in favor of the investor, many of the loans in which the Fund will invest may be issued or offered as “covenant lite” loans, which have no financial maintenance covenants. Although covenant lite loans contain no financial maintenance covenants, information necessary to monitor a borrower’s financial performance may be available without covenants to lenders and the public alike, and can be used to detect such early warning signs as deterioration of a borrower’s financial condition or results. When such information is available, the portfolio managers will seek to take appropriate actions without the help of covenants in the loans.
The Fund may also invest in any combination of (i) junior debt securities or securities with a lien on collateral that is lower than a senior claim on collateral, and (ii) debt securities that are rated below investment grade (sometimes referred to as “junk bonds”) by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) and S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) or in comparable unrated securities as determined by Seix, such as high yield fixed-rate bonds. The Fund may also invest a portion of its assets in securities that are restricted as to resale (e.g., Rule 144A securities).
The Fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in senior loans made to non-U.S. borrowers, including those located in emerging markets countries (i.e., those that are in the early stages of their economic development), although the Fund intends to invest in only U.S. dollar- denominated loans. There are no limits on the Fund’s average-weighted maturity or on the remaining maturities of individual securities in which the Fund may invest.
Some types of senior loans in which the Fund may invest require that an open loan for a specific amount be continually offered to a borrower. These types of senior loans are commonly referred to as revolvers. Because revolvers contractually obligate the lender (and therefore those with an interest in the loan) to fund the revolving portion of the loan at the borrower’s discretion, the Fund must have assets sufficient to cover its contractual obligation. Therefore, the Fund will maintain, on a daily basis, high-quality, liquid assets in an amount at least equal in value to its contractual obligation to fulfill the revolving senior loan. The Fund will not encumber any assets that are otherwise encumbered. The Fund will limit its investments in revolvers to no more than 10% of the Fund’s total assets.
In addition, to implement its investment strategy, the Fund may buy or sell derivative instruments (such as swaps, including credit default swaps, futures, credit linked notes, and options) to gain exposure to an asset class or a particular issuer, or to hedge or adjust its exposure to other risks, such as interest rate or credit risk. The Fund may count the value of certain derivative instruments with economic characteristics similar to senior floating rate loans towards its 80% policy discussed above.
In order to meet short-term liquidity needs, the Fund employs a variety of techniques, such as investing in highly liquid fixed income securities and holding a portion of its assets in cash. Although not a principal investment strategy, the Fund may, under certain market conditions, borrow from banks an amount up to 33 1/3% of its total assets (including the amount borrowed) for investment purposes, to raise cash to meet its obligations, and for temporary, extraordinary or emergency purposes.
The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it can invest a greater percentage of its assets in any one issuer than a diversified fund can. In attempting to meet its investment objective, the Fund may engage in active and frequent trading of portfolio securities.
In addition, from time to time the Fund may focus its investments (i.e., invest more than 15% of its total assets) in one or more particular sectors. As of July 31, 2023, the Fund focused its investments in the consumer cyclical and communications sectors.
SEIX - Performance
Return Ranking - Trailing
Period | SEIX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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YTD | 6.6% | -3.5% | 10.0% | 57.68% |
1 Yr | 9.1% | -3.4% | 14.8% | 36.33% |
3 Yr | 5.8%* | -7.1% | 8.3% | 23.26% |
5 Yr | 5.6%* | -6.4% | 38.1% | 7.56% |
10 Yr | N/A* | -2.2% | 19.6% | 6.78% |
* Annualized
Return Ranking - Calendar
Period | SEIX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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2023 | 3.0% | -12.0% | 11.1% | 49.81% |
2022 | -7.2% | -22.9% | 5.1% | 46.92% |
2021 | 1.2% | -12.2% | 11.1% | 41.34% |
2020 | -0.7% | -14.1% | 289.8% | 8.61% |
2019 | N/A | -8.1% | 7.5% | N/A |
Total Return Ranking - Trailing
Period | SEIX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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YTD | 6.6% | -3.5% | 10.0% | 57.68% |
1 Yr | 9.1% | -3.4% | 14.8% | 36.33% |
3 Yr | 5.8%* | -7.1% | 8.3% | 23.26% |
5 Yr | 5.6%* | -6.4% | 38.1% | 7.56% |
10 Yr | N/A* | -2.2% | 19.6% | N/A |
* Annualized
Total Return Ranking - Calendar
Period | SEIX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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2023 | 12.5% | -12.0% | 22.1% | 46.07% |
2022 | -1.8% | -22.9% | 5.1% | 35.77% |
2021 | 5.5% | -10.2% | 11.1% | 30.31% |
2020 | 3.2% | -14.1% | 306.9% | 13.52% |
2019 | N/A | -3.6% | 10.5% | N/A |
SEIX - Holdings
Concentration Analysis
SEIX | Category Low | Category High | SEIX % Rank | |
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Net Assets | 123 M | 29.9 M | 13.5 B | 89.27% |
Number of Holdings | 273 | 2 | 1977 | 73.36% |
Net Assets in Top 10 | 16.3 M | -191 M | 2.37 B | 92.66% |
Weighting of Top 10 | 9.57% | 5.2% | 100.7% | 82.95% |
Top 10 Holdings
- NEW FORTRESS ENE 10/30/28 1.15%
- OSCAR ACQUISITIO 04/29/29 1.12%
- ORAVEL STAYS SIN 06/23/26 0.95%
- INDIVIOR FINANCE 06/28/26 0.95%
- RAND PAREN 03/17/30 0.93%
- UFINET (ZACAPA) 02/10/29 0.92%
- AADVANTAGE LOYAL 04/20/28 0.90%
- AMNEAL PHARMACEU 05/04/28 0.89%
- Triton Water Holdings Inc 0.88%
- AHEAD DB HLDG 10/18/27 0.88%
Asset Allocation
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | SEIX % Rank | |
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Bonds | 100.05% | 0.00% | 161.82% | 12.36% |
Other | 0.00% | -52.39% | 34.87% | 55.21% |
Stocks | 0.00% | 0.00% | 100.74% | 94.98% |
Preferred Stocks | 0.00% | -3.99% | 7.30% | 64.48% |
Convertible Bonds | 0.00% | 0.00% | 5.51% | 66.54% |
Cash | 0.00% | -61.90% | 16.36% | 88.03% |
Bond Sector Breakdown
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | SEIX % Rank | |
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Corporate | 87.36% | 0.00% | 99.80% | 65.76% |
Derivative | 0.00% | -10.96% | 0.59% | 42.08% |
Cash & Equivalents | 0.00% | 0.00% | 25.03% | 88.03% |
Securitized | 0.00% | 0.00% | 91.68% | 70.43% |
Municipal | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.47% | 48.64% |
Government | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3.18% | 58.37% |
Bond Geographic Breakdown
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | SEIX % Rank | |
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US | 100.05% | 0.00% | 123.41% | 10.42% |
Non US | 0.00% | 0.00% | 63.23% | 68.34% |
SEIX - Expenses
Operational Fees
SEIX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Expense Ratio | 0.63% | 0.03% | 5.51% | 95.49% |
Management Fee | 0.57% | 0.00% | 1.89% | 27.44% |
12b-1 Fee | N/A | 0.00% | 1.00% | N/A |
Administrative Fee | N/A | 0.02% | 0.27% | N/A |
Sales Fees
SEIX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Front Load | N/A | 1.00% | 5.75% | N/A |
Deferred Load | N/A | 1.00% | 1.00% | N/A |
Trading Fees
SEIX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Max Redemption Fee | N/A | 1.00% | 2.00% | N/A |
Related Fees
Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.
SEIX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Turnover | N/A | 4.00% | 180.00% | N/A |
SEIX - Distributions
Dividend Yield Analysis
SEIX | Category Low | Category High | SEIX % Rank | |
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Dividend Yield | 6.14% | 0.00% | 11.13% | 20.97% |
Dividend Distribution Analysis
SEIX | Category Low | Category High | Category Mod | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dividend Distribution Frequency | None | Monthly | Monthly | Monthly |
Net Income Ratio Analysis
SEIX | Category Low | Category High | SEIX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Net Income Ratio | 3.20% | 1.77% | 9.82% | 72.94% |
Capital Gain Distribution Analysis
SEIX | Category Low | Category High | Capital Mode | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency | Annually | Annually | Annually |
Distributions History
Date | Amount | Type |
---|---|---|
Oct 21, 2024 | $0.122 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 20, 2024 | $0.154 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 20, 2024 | $0.179 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 22, 2024 | $0.149 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 20, 2024 | $0.167 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 20, 2024 | $0.155 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 22, 2024 | $0.200 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 20, 2024 | $0.160 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 21, 2024 | $0.186 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 22, 2024 | $0.102 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 20, 2023 | $0.276 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 20, 2023 | $0.178 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 20, 2023 | $0.189 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 20, 2023 | $0.187 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 21, 2023 | $0.184 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 20, 2023 | $0.185 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 20, 2023 | $0.161 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 22, 2023 | $0.178 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 20, 2023 | $0.196 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 20, 2023 | $0.140 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 21, 2023 | $0.160 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 20, 2023 | $0.058 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 20, 2022 | $0.252 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 21, 2022 | $0.143 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 20, 2022 | $0.158 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 20, 2022 | $0.099 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 22, 2022 | $0.083 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 20, 2022 | $0.097 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 21, 2022 | $0.119 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 20, 2022 | $0.095 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 20, 2022 | $0.073 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 21, 2022 | $0.079 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 22, 2022 | $0.085 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 20, 2022 | $0.053 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 20, 2021 | $0.126 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 20, 2021 | $0.133 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
Nov 22, 2021 | $0.091 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 20, 2021 | $0.073 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 20, 2021 | $0.072 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 20, 2021 | $0.065 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 20, 2021 | $0.049 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 21, 2021 | $0.051 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 20, 2021 | $0.046 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 20, 2021 | $0.023 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 22, 2021 | $0.067 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 22, 2021 | $0.087 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 20, 2021 | $0.159 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 21, 2020 | $0.031 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 20, 2020 | $0.079 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 20, 2020 | $0.074 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 21, 2020 | $0.098 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 20, 2020 | $0.085 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 20, 2020 | $0.071 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 22, 2020 | $0.122 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 20, 2020 | $0.055 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 20, 2020 | $0.080 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 20, 2020 | $0.079 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 20, 2020 | $0.098 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 21, 2020 | $0.057 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 20, 2019 | $0.140 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 20, 2019 | $0.117 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
Nov 20, 2019 | $0.124 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 21, 2019 | $0.107 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 20, 2019 | $0.112 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 20, 2019 | $0.109 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 22, 2019 | $0.113 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 20, 2019 | $0.129 | OrdinaryDividend |
SEIX - Fund Manager Analysis
Managers
Vincent Flanagan, CFA
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Apr 23, 2019
3.11
3.1%
Vince is an experienced leveraged finance research analyst focused on the media and technology industries and became a portfolio manager on the Leveraged Loan Strategy in October of 2011. Before joining Seix he was the director of research for Assurant, Inc., covering the telecommunications, cable/media, utility and broadcasting industries. Vince began his career at TD Securities advancing to a senior high yield research analyst, where he focused on US and Canadian wireless carriers. Vince received a B.S. degree in Finance from New York University and is a CFA Charterholder.
George Goudelias
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Apr 23, 2019
3.11
3.1%
George is the head of the firm’s leveraged finance platform. In this capacity, he provides strategic oversight of high yield bond portfolio management activities as well as serving as senior portfolio manager for all leveraged loan portfolios. George joined Seix in 2001 as head of leveraged finance research, and subsequently launched the Leveraged Loan Strategy in 2005. Since inception of this strategy, this has expanded to include all leveraged loan portfolios and CLOs. Prior to joining Seix he was a senior high yield research analyst at J.P. Morgan Securities. George received both a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Accounting and a Master of Business Administration degree in Finance from New York University.
Eric Guevara
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Aug 31, 2019
2.75
2.8%
Eric is the senior leveraged loan trader on the leveraged finance team. Eric joined Seix as a trade flow administrator in 2000 and gained experience as a junior trader in the investment grade group from 2001 to 2006 before moving into his current position in the high yield leveraged loan group. Eric received a B.S. degree in Computer Operations from Seton Hall University.
Tenure Analysis
Category Low | Category High | Category Average | Category Mode |
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0.09 | 21.18 | 6.07 | 3.25 |